Division of Moreton

Moreton
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Created1901
MPGraham Perrett
PartyLabor
NamesakeMoreton Bay
Electors94,288 (2013)
Area111 km2 (42.9 sq mi)
DemographicInner Metropolitan

The Division of Moreton is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first election in 1901. It is named after Moreton Bay, though changes to the boundaries over the years mean it is no longer near the bay.

The seat decided the 1961 federal election. The Liberals won the seat by only 130 votes to have a one-seat majority in Parliament.

Boundaries

Moreton is located in south east Queensland, and is based in the southern suburbs of the City of Brisbane. The division includes Archerfield, Chelmer, Fairfield, Graceville, Karawatha, Kuraby, Macgregor, Moorooka, Nathan, Oxley, Robertson, Rocklea, Runcorn, Salisbury, Stretton, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills, Tennyson, Yeronga, and Yeerongpilly, and parts of Algester, Berrinba, Calamvale, Coopers Plains, Drewvale, Eight Mile Plains, Parkinson, Sherwood, and Tarragindi, Corinda.[1]

Members

Member Party Term
  James Wilkinson Independent Labour 1901–1904
  Labor 1904–1906
  Hugh Sinclair Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1919
  Arnold Wienholt Nationalist 1919–1922
  Josiah Francis Nationalist 1922–1931
  United Australia 1931–1944
  Liberal 1944–1955
  (Sir) James Killen Liberal 1955–1983
  Donald Milner Cameron Liberal 1983–1990
  Garrie Gibson Labor 1990–1996
  Gary Hardgrave Liberal 1996–2007
  Graham Perrett Labor 2007–present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Moreton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Graham Perrett 34,633 37.42 +2.27
Liberal National Steven Huang 30,777 33.25 −7.58
Greens Claire Garton 19,250 20.80 +4.04
One Nation Neil Swann 3,364 3.63 +0.32
United Australia Chelsea Follett 3,064 3.31 +1.09
Australian Federation Peter Power 1,468 1.59 +1.59
Total formal votes 92,556 97.24 +0.24
Informal votes 2,625 2.76 −0.24
Turnout 95,181 88.86 −2.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Graham Perrett 54,690 59.09 +7.19
Liberal National Steven Huang 37,866 40.91 −7.19
Labor hold Swing +7.19

References

  1. Australian Electoral Commission: Profile of the electoral division of Moreton (Qld) - Australian Electoral Commission
  2. Moreton, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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